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they said we would explode the deficit and all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over ten years. >> now we have the committee and you are being asked later about the website. let me pursue this question about individuals who have gotten notices that they will have their individual insurance policiless canceled. they will be able to get another plan, won't they? >> it's the law that they must. continuous coverage is part of the law. that wasn't the case in the past. >> the affordable care act. we will end the worst abuse of companies and create consumer protections in the market place that they will be able to buy a policy even if they have been sick in the past and women won't be charged more than men. they won't be denied coverage because of preexisting conditions and put lifetime caps and will be an essential benefit package. you are not buying some things and having other things, but the minimum that everybody should have. prescription drugs and mental health coverage and doctors and hospitals. are these im
they said we would explode the deficit and all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over ten years. >> now we have the committee and you are being asked later about the website. let me pursue this question about individuals who have gotten notices that they will have their individual insurance policiless canceled. they will be able to get another plan, won't they? >> it's the law that they must. continuous...
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agree, we need to move forward and we need to look at what's best for this country and getting our deficit under control. so, we'll set those common principals and move forward. >> that translate into real action and in the nation's interest. i thought the president the other day made a splendid speech after his victory over the republicans on the shutdown and the debt ceiling deal, i thought he said all of the right things, but i have heard him say the right things before and republicans say the right things. what do you think the odds are of this committee, supercommittee or the budget conference committee that results from a deal, what are the odds that you can get something done that will profoundly, significantly, meaningfully, stop government spending levels at this height and actually curtail deficits and subsequently debt. >> lou, i'm always an optimist on moving forward. the one thing that encourages me we have been able to work together on the weighs and means, with both of our counterparts in the house, the democrats, and our counterparts in the senate. we have been working toge
agree, we need to move forward and we need to look at what's best for this country and getting our deficit under control. so, we'll set those common principals and move forward. >> that translate into real action and in the nation's interest. i thought the president the other day made a splendid speech after his victory over the republicans on the shutdown and the debt ceiling deal, i thought he said all of the right things, but i have heard him say the right things before and republicans...
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he said it would not add a dime to the deficit. instead, sure it does, it borrows half a trillion dollars from the medicare which is going broke and is running out of money and has no money to lend and uses that to fund this thing. he said he would never raise taxes on anybody who made less than $250,000 a year. yet, the bill is funded by half a trillion dollars in taxes on medical device companies, drug companies, hospitals, healthcare providers and insurance policies all of those costs will be passed on to people who make less than $250,000 a year and more than $250,000 a year and happen to be sick. a lot of sick people, people who need a medical device or drug, a lot of those people make less than $250,000 a year. >> well, what's so disheartening to he me, karl, is you i really want the american people who are sick to get access to medical care. i really do. and to put a bum program up, all it does is sets us back so much further. we really did need to do something about our healthcare system. people are hurting in this country
he said it would not add a dime to the deficit. instead, sure it does, it borrows half a trillion dollars from the medicare which is going broke and is running out of money and has no money to lend and uses that to fund this thing. he said he would never raise taxes on anybody who made less than $250,000 a year. yet, the bill is funded by half a trillion dollars in taxes on medical device companies, drug companies, hospitals, healthcare providers and insurance policies all of those costs will...
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well, i think that the estimates of the congressional budget office is that would have increased the deficit by about $110 billion in the first decade and close to a trillion dollars in the second decade. we know that we have 42 or 43 million americans without health insurance at all, some of them medicaid eligible and some over the medicaid eligibility. 30 governors so far, republicans and democrats, have declared their support for moving ahead with medicaid expansion, but absent that, the affordable care act, those folks would be without any kind of health security. and in the private market, what we know is it takes a real toll. but i'd say the biggest issue is not just the financial toll, not the community toll, not the country toll, which is significant. i have a good friend who runs the cancer center at the university of kansas. i was with him and cancer researchers recent low, and he said that if you get a cancer diagnosis, you are 60% more likely to live five years and beyond if you have insurance than if you don't. i think that's a pretty powerful statement for why we need affordabl
well, i think that the estimates of the congressional budget office is that would have increased the deficit by about $110 billion in the first decade and close to a trillion dollars in the second decade. we know that we have 42 or 43 million americans without health insurance at all, some of them medicaid eligible and some over the medicaid eligibility. 30 governors so far, republicans and democrats, have declared their support for moving ahead with medicaid expansion, but absent that, the...
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they said that it would explode the deficit and yet all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office have told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over ten years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act which has driven them to such a frenzy, they even closed the go. . so now we have you before the committee. and you're being asked he i suppose later you'll be asked about the website. but let me pursue this question about individuals have gotten notices that they will have their individual insurance policies canceled. they will be able to get another plan, won't they? >> actually it's the law that they must. tip us coverage is part continuous coverage is part of the law. and that wasn't the case in the past. fr . >> so it said we'll end the worst abuses of insurance companies, we'll create consumer protections in the marketplace. they will be able to buy a policy even if they have been sick in the past, that women won't be charged more than men, that we're not going to let insurance companies deny coverage because of
they said that it would explode the deficit and yet all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office have told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over ten years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act which has driven them to such a frenzy, they even closed the go. . so now we have you before the committee. and you're being asked he i suppose later you'll be asked about the website. but let me pursue this question about...
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>> well, i think the estimates at the congressional budget office, it would have increased the deficit by $110 billion in the first decade and close to a trillion dollars in the second decade. we know we have 42 or 43 million americans without health care, some medicaid eligible and some over the medicaid eligibility. 30 governors so far, republicans and democrats, have declared their support with moving ahead with medicaid expansion, but absent the affordable care act, those folks would be without any kind of health security, and in the private market, what we know is it takes a real toll. but i'd say the biggest issue is not just the financial toll, not the community toll, not the country toll, which is significant. i have a good friend who runs the cancer center at the university of kansas. i was with him and cancer researchers recently, and he said if you get a cancer diagnosis, you are 60% more likely to live five years and beyond if you have insurance than if you don't. i think that's a pretty powerful statement for why we need affordable health care for all of our citizens. >> w
>> well, i think the estimates at the congressional budget office, it would have increased the deficit by $110 billion in the first decade and close to a trillion dollars in the second decade. we know we have 42 or 43 million americans without health care, some medicaid eligible and some over the medicaid eligibility. 30 governors so far, republicans and democrats, have declared their support with moving ahead with medicaid expansion, but absent the affordable care act, those folks would...
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they said that it would explode the deficit. and yet all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office have told us that it is going to save us $100 billion over 10 years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act which have driven them to such a frenzy they even closed the government! so now we have you before the committee. and you're being asked, i suppose later, you will be asked about the website but let me pursue this question about individuals who have gotten notices that they're going to have their individual insurance policies canceled. they will be able to get another plan, won't they. >> actually it is the law they must get another plan. continuous coverage is part of the law. >> so -- >> that wasn't the case in the past. >> so the affordable care act said we're going to end the worst abuses of insurance companies. we're going to create consumer protections in the marketplace they will be able to buy a policy even if they have been sick in the past. that
they said that it would explode the deficit. and yet all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office have told us that it is going to save us $100 billion over 10 years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act which have driven them to such a frenzy they even closed the government! so now we have you before the committee. and you're being asked, i suppose later, you will be asked about the website but let me pursue this...
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when unemployment is down, the deficit goes down. when unemployment goes up, the deficit goes up. the reasons for this are clear because when you don't have a job, you don't pay taxes and when you don't have income, you are not paying payroll taxes and you're more likely to need government assistance. unemployment is a double whammy for federal budget and if you lower the deficit we have the lower employment. it includes deficit reduction for the most vulnerable under medicare and medicaid and children's health insurance program and nutritional assistance and other services that ignore the fact that when you cut the essential benefits, you shift the cost of this on to senior citizens and parents and lower income hard working people in these cost shifts take money out of the pockets of consumers that would otherwise be spent in other parts of the economy and creating growth and jobs. it cuts jobs and cutting jobs is not the way to reduce the deficit. securing the deficit reduction by cutting the key investments and telegrams and infrastructure and job planning and research and deve
when unemployment is down, the deficit goes down. when unemployment goes up, the deficit goes up. the reasons for this are clear because when you don't have a job, you don't pay taxes and when you don't have income, you are not paying payroll taxes and you're more likely to need government assistance. unemployment is a double whammy for federal budget and if you lower the deficit we have the lower employment. it includes deficit reduction for the most vulnerable under medicare and medicaid and...
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we have to address the driver of our debt and deficit. we have to don't reduce our deficits which we've cut in half over the last four years. if we don't, interest intense is a very real threat for crowding out both public and private investment in education r&d and infrastructure. over the last three years we've made real strides in reducing our deficit. we saved more than $12.5 billion. that's been unbalanced. about 70% has been from spending cut. 30% from revenue. we need to do more but we have do it, i believe, in a balanced way. we've heard from senators about the need to modernize the tax code and move toward real tax reform. while the committee can't get it done. we can move in that direction in a substantial way. making a modest cut of only 5% of the trillion dollars a year we spend through the tax code would make huge dent in the deficit. lastly, we have to don't make some reduction in direct spending. although i know that's the area taken the hardest hit. i'll insist on doing in a way that put a circle of production around aroun
we have to address the driver of our debt and deficit. we have to don't reduce our deficits which we've cut in half over the last four years. if we don't, interest intense is a very real threat for crowding out both public and private investment in education r&d and infrastructure. over the last three years we've made real strides in reducing our deficit. we saved more than $12.5 billion. that's been unbalanced. about 70% has been from spending cut. 30% from revenue. we need to do more but...
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they said it would explode the deficit. all the reputable organizations, like the congressional budget office, have told us that it will save us $100 billion over 10 years. we have had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act, which have driven them to such a frenzy that they even close to the government. now we have you before the committee and you are being asked about the website. let me pursue this question about individuals who have gotten notices that they will have their individual insurance policies canceled. they will be able to get another plan what they? >> continuous coverage as part of the law. it is the law. that was not the case in the past. >> we will end the worst abuses of the insurance industry. we will create consumer protections in the marketplace that they will be able to buy a policy even if they have been sick in the past. women will not be charged more than men. insurance companies will not be able to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions. they will not be a
they said it would explode the deficit. all the reputable organizations, like the congressional budget office, have told us that it will save us $100 billion over 10 years. we have had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act, which have driven them to such a frenzy that they even close to the government. now we have you before the committee and you are being asked about the website. let me pursue this question about individuals who have gotten notices that they...
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and our deficits are half of what they were when the president took office. so we have seen the united states economy make a turn around. our economy is actually recovered faster than any other advanced economy. just as it's becoming more expensive and more difficult to do business in other parts of the world, our economy is becoming more competitive and more attractive. business leaders from around the world tell me all the time that there's no other place where they would rather do business. on my very first trip as treasury secretary, i visited a plant in georgia and saw firsthand american workers producing electronic equipment that would be added to construction machinery for export to china. the plant is owned and operated by siemens, the german-based engineering company, and it's one of 130 facilities they run throughout the united states. siemens has invested more than $125 million in the united states over the past decade and invests about $1 billion every year in research here. when asked about it, they said, america produces better than anyone. the
and our deficits are half of what they were when the president took office. so we have seen the united states economy make a turn around. our economy is actually recovered faster than any other advanced economy. just as it's becoming more expensive and more difficult to do business in other parts of the world, our economy is becoming more competitive and more attractive. business leaders from around the world tell me all the time that there's no other place where they would rather do business....
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and our deficits are half of what they were when the president took office. so we have seen the united states economy make a turn around. our economy is actually recovered faster than any other advanced economy. just as it's becoming more expensive and more difficult to do business in other parts of the world, our economy is becoming more competitive and more attractive. business leaders from around the world tell me all the time that there's no other place where they would rather do business. on my very first trip as treasury secretary, i visited a plant in georgia and saw firsthand american workers producing electronic equipment to be added to construction machinery for export to china. the plant is owned and operated by siemens, the german company, and it's one of 130 facilities they run throughout the united states. they've invested more than $125 million bel in the united states over the past decade and invests about $1 billion every year in research here. when asked about it, they said, america produces better than anyone. the heart of our ability to pr
and our deficits are half of what they were when the president took office. so we have seen the united states economy make a turn around. our economy is actually recovered faster than any other advanced economy. just as it's becoming more expensive and more difficult to do business in other parts of the world, our economy is becoming more competitive and more attractive. business leaders from around the world tell me all the time that there's no other place where they would rather do business....
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. >> we have had record deficits. >> record deficits for the past five years? the senator conveniently left out some major information. under president obama, deficits have gone down five straight years. the fastest drop since world war ii. down $409 billion since 2012. republicans are quiet about that, but they're still making stuff up about health care. >> what i want is the finest possible health care for america that we can have. we did have fabulous health care, and i think we can again. >> almost 50 million americans lacked coverage before obama care. and it was fabulous? when you're desperate for the president to fail, you really will do and say anything. well, we're not going to fall for it or let them get away with it. joining me now is congressman jim mcdermott democrat from washington and msnbc contributor goldie taylor. thank you to both of you for joining me. >> thank you. >> good to be here. >> congressman, some republicans want to pretend coverage in america used to be fabulous. i mean, how do you deal with that? >> well, you know, al, it's reall
. >> we have had record deficits. >> record deficits for the past five years? the senator conveniently left out some major information. under president obama, deficits have gone down five straight years. the fastest drop since world war ii. down $409 billion since 2012. republicans are quiet about that, but they're still making stuff up about health care. >> what i want is the finest possible health care for america that we can have. we did have fabulous health care, and i...
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we've cut our deficits by more than half since i took office and that he keep going down. we've pursued an all of the above energy strategy and we're producing more traditional, renewable than ever before, more natural gas than anyone in the world and we've cut carbon pollution in the process. so while the case for doing business in america has always been strong, we've made it stronger. of course you will find no better workers than american workers. our productivity is rising. we have the world's best universities. its most innovative entrepreneurs. we have its strongest intellectual property protections to go along with a rule of law that matches up with anyone. and thanks in part to a new initiative focused on exports and the new trade agreements that i've signed, we sell more products made in america to the rest of the world than ever before. so as you've heard repeatedly today and you will hear undoubtedly after i leave this stage, america is open for business. and businesses have responded. after a decade in which many jobs left the united states to go overseas, now
we've cut our deficits by more than half since i took office and that he keep going down. we've pursued an all of the above energy strategy and we're producing more traditional, renewable than ever before, more natural gas than anyone in the world and we've cut carbon pollution in the process. so while the case for doing business in america has always been strong, we've made it stronger. of course you will find no better workers than american workers. our productivity is rising. we have the...
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now, i understand why in general it's not good to have too much debt or run deficits; although, every household in america does, if you have a mortgage, you know, you are running deficits in some ways. you bought something to pay off gradually over time, or if you have student loans, car loans, or if, you know, put anything, you know, on a credit card from month to month. right now, interest rates are tremendously low, our economy's sluggish. it's a good time to be borrowing money as long as you borrow it for the right things. if you borrow money to buy beer, that's not helping you in the long run. it may be fun, but if you borrow money to, you know, send a kid to school, to go to educate yourself in a way, to house your family, those are good, solid investments so if you use money now, which we've borrow at a cheap rate, and hopefully there's not another shut down or default to raise rates, which is, you know, tremendously negative impact on what ted cruz and others brought about, but if you borrow money now to rebuild the infrastructure of the country, to invest in education, invest
now, i understand why in general it's not good to have too much debt or run deficits; although, every household in america does, if you have a mortgage, you know, you are running deficits in some ways. you bought something to pay off gradually over time, or if you have student loans, car loans, or if, you know, put anything, you know, on a credit card from month to month. right now, interest rates are tremendously low, our economy's sluggish. it's a good time to be borrowing money as long as...
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right now, the tea party types are screaming about debt, debt, debt and the national deficit. i understand why in general it seems it is not good to have too much debt and it is not good to run deficits. a sickly, every household in america does if you have a mortgage. -- basically, every household american does if you have a mortgage and you are paying it off over time or on student loans or car loans or putting anything on a credit card for month-to-month. right now, interest rates are tremendously low come our economy is sluggish, it's a good ase to be are owing money long as you borrow it for the right money. if you borrow it to buy beer, it will not help you in the long run. it may be fun but if you borrow money to send a kid to school or to educate yourself in a way to house your family -- those are good solid investments. if we are using money now, which we borrowed at a cheap rate, hopefully, we will not have another default or shut down that will raise rates which is -- which is ap tremendously negative impact but if you can borrow money now to rebuild the infrastruct
right now, the tea party types are screaming about debt, debt, debt and the national deficit. i understand why in general it seems it is not good to have too much debt and it is not good to run deficits. a sickly, every household in america does if you have a mortgage. -- basically, every household american does if you have a mortgage and you are paying it off over time or on student loans or car loans or putting anything on a credit card for month-to-month. right now, interest rates are...
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when unemployment goes down, the deficit goes down. when unemployment goes up, the deficit goes up. the reasons for this are clear. when you don't have a job, you don't pay taxes. when you don't have income, you are not paying payroll taxes, and you're more likely to need government assistance. unemployment is a double whammy for a federal budget. to lower the deficit, we have to lower unemployment. advocates were expecting deficit reduction from the most vulnerable by cutting benefits under medicare, medicaid, children's health insurance program, nutrition assistance, and other vital services ignoring the fact you just shift costs on to senior citizens, parents, and low income hard working people. these cost shifts take money out of the pockets of consumers that would otherwise be spent in other parts of the economy. they help businesses grow and create jobs. cutting benefits cuts jobs. cutting jobs is not the way to reduce the deficit. securing deficit reduction by cutting key investments in education, pell grants, infrastructure, job training, and research and development hinders
when unemployment goes down, the deficit goes down. when unemployment goes up, the deficit goes up. the reasons for this are clear. when you don't have a job, you don't pay taxes. when you don't have income, you are not paying payroll taxes, and you're more likely to need government assistance. unemployment is a double whammy for a federal budget. to lower the deficit, we have to lower unemployment. advocates were expecting deficit reduction from the most vulnerable by cutting benefits under...
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our deficits are half of what they were and the president took office. so we have seen the united states economy make a turnaround our economy is actually recovering faster than any other advanced economy. in just as it has become more expensive and difficult to do business in other parts of the world and our economy has become more competitive and attractive. business leaders from around the world tell me all the time that there is no other place where they would rather do business. and on my very first trip as treasury secretary i visited the plan in georgia and south first and american workers producing electronic equipment that will be added to construction machinery for export to china. the plan is on and operated by siemens, the german based engineering company, and is one of 130 manufacturing the facilities that is run throughout the united states. investing more than $25 billion in the united states over the past decade and invests about 1 billion in research and development here annually. explaining why the company is so committed to the united
our deficits are half of what they were and the president took office. so we have seen the united states economy make a turnaround our economy is actually recovering faster than any other advanced economy. in just as it has become more expensive and difficult to do business in other parts of the world and our economy has become more competitive and attractive. business leaders from around the world tell me all the time that there is no other place where they would rather do business. and on my...
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down, theloyment goes deficit goes down. when unemployment goes up, the deficit goes up. the reasons for this are clear. when you don't have a job, you don't pay taxes. when you don't have income, you're not paying payroll taxes and you are more likely to need government assistance. whammyyment is a double for the federal budget. to lower the deficit, we have to lower unemployment. advocates for deficit reduction want to cut benefits under medicare, medicaid, children's health insurance program, nutrition assistance, and other vital services -- they had nor the fact that when you cut shiftial benefits, you these necessities onto cedar citizens, parents -- senior citizens to my parents, and lower income people. the money shifts take from consumers that would otherwise be spent in other parts of the economy. cutting benefits cuts jobs. not the way to reduce the deficit. securing deficit reduction by cutting key investments in education, infrastructure, job training, and research and development would hinder economic growth in the short and long-term. economyto have a strong
down, theloyment goes deficit goes down. when unemployment goes up, the deficit goes up. the reasons for this are clear. when you don't have a job, you don't pay taxes. when you don't have income, you're not paying payroll taxes and you are more likely to need government assistance. whammyyment is a double for the federal budget. to lower the deficit, we have to lower unemployment. advocates for deficit reduction want to cut benefits under medicare, medicaid, children's health insurance...
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the term deficit is at its lowest level since 2008. the treasury says $680 billion, the deficit is less than half of what it was in 2009 when it hit a record high of $1.4 trillion. the combination of the forced budget cuts, the came tester with tax -- the sequester with tax increases on high income households are the factors that led to the rucks. >>> if you're a veteran looking for a job, you may want to check out usajobs.gov, they have been hiring. veterans make up 29% of the new federal workers. that is the highest percentage of military veterans in more than two decades. the defense department led the way with about 46% of new hires being vet ramps. >>> parlay view fran say? if you're fluent in a foreign language, the future is looking brighter for you. the top growing occupations in the nation are translators and interpreters. it predicts about 25,000 jobs will open up between 2010 and 2020 and it doesn't include the military which is also actively recruiting more translators and interpreters. nationwide workers in the field earn
the term deficit is at its lowest level since 2008. the treasury says $680 billion, the deficit is less than half of what it was in 2009 when it hit a record high of $1.4 trillion. the combination of the forced budget cuts, the came tester with tax -- the sequester with tax increases on high income households are the factors that led to the rucks. >>> if you're a veteran looking for a job, you may want to check out usajobs.gov, they have been hiring. veterans make up 29% of the new...
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we have had deficits at a trillion and a half dollars and continued with deficits of $100 billion. unique in the history of the world. this in spite of the fact that the government took in more revenue last year than ever before. there is also more to this than numbers on a page. today, more than 16 million americans, including 20% of all children, live in poverty. nearly 50 million of our americans live on $23,000 a year or less. to make mearts worse, life has become too painful and expensive for almost everyone. unprecedented labor force dropouts, ever increase -- increasing health care costs all result until many americans struggling just to get by. washington spends more and more and more and yet our problems get worse and worse and worse. taking more out of the pockets of hard working americans will not help. it is a recipe for economic pain. how do we begin to make government more effective and accountable? there is no question we must protect the vital services the government provides. we want to save and secure critical programs for our seniors like medicare, social securit
we have had deficits at a trillion and a half dollars and continued with deficits of $100 billion. unique in the history of the world. this in spite of the fact that the government took in more revenue last year than ever before. there is also more to this than numbers on a page. today, more than 16 million americans, including 20% of all children, live in poverty. nearly 50 million of our americans live on $23,000 a year or less. to make mearts worse, life has become too painful and expensive...
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they said it would explode the deficit. and yet all the reputable organizations, like the congressional budget office, have told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over 10 years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act, which has driven them to such a frenzy they even closed the government. now we have you before the committee and you are being asked -- i suppose later -- about the website. but let me pursue this question about individuals who've gotten notices that they're going to have their individual insurance policies canceled. they will be able to get another plan, won't they? >> it's the law that they get a plan. continuous coverage is part of the law. twheant the case in the past. >> so the affordable care act -- we're going toned the worst abuses of insurance companies. we're going to create consumer protections in the marketplace that they'll be able to buy a policy even if they have been sick in the past. that women will not be charged more than men. that we'
they said it would explode the deficit. and yet all the reputable organizations, like the congressional budget office, have told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over 10 years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act, which has driven them to such a frenzy they even closed the government. now we have you before the committee and you are being asked -- i suppose later -- about the website. but let me pursue this question about individuals...
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and that economic growth will not only help ri deuce the deficit as well, but it puts people to work: this is important work for all americans. lit's remember, this touches every single american in a very positive way. some of the keys i'd lieblg to em fa sies in this bim,en hansed crop insurance. i've heard from across my state that farmers and rampblers wanten hanszed com snurnsz. that's absolute lip a priority. we need to continue the sugar program, the livestock indemnity program for our producers. we need conservation rules that make sense in the house vergsz, you do not tie the conservation compliance to crop ininsurance. i think that that is the right approach. obviously, under the current program, thaen you're also tied to the conservation radioradiorequirements. where he need strong research for ag productions. we need to support those programs. >> the senator was kind enough to mention some of the work that we've done on a bipartisan basis. she's been an absolute leader in some of the conservation programs. this could make a real difference in terms of water management and a
and that economic growth will not only help ri deuce the deficit as well, but it puts people to work: this is important work for all americans. lit's remember, this touches every single american in a very positive way. some of the keys i'd lieblg to em fa sies in this bim,en hansed crop insurance. i've heard from across my state that farmers and rampblers wanten hanszed com snurnsz. that's absolute lip a priority. we need to continue the sugar program, the livestock indemnity program for our...
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we could do significant work to draw the deficit down. all of my comments have basically been about one thing. i do not a view finding compromise impossible, just doing our job. when i was governor, i had divided houses for two years and two republican years. always passed very different budgets. but we found compromise that kept our government open and kept us with a aaa bond rating, and other states do exactly the same. if bicameral state legislatures all over the united states can do this year in and year out, why can't we? we have not done a budget conference in many years. isn't this an embarrassment that we hear should resolve this behind us? our state legislators more -- are state legislators more talented or more public spirited than members of congress? that surprise people who say we can't do this. i know we can. >> fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. we of this congress and the administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves. those were the words of abraham tocoln in a memorandum congress on december 1, 1862, alm
we could do significant work to draw the deficit down. all of my comments have basically been about one thing. i do not a view finding compromise impossible, just doing our job. when i was governor, i had divided houses for two years and two republican years. always passed very different budgets. but we found compromise that kept our government open and kept us with a aaa bond rating, and other states do exactly the same. if bicameral state legislatures all over the united states can do this...
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the economic growth will not only help to reduce the deficit as well, but it puts people to work. this is again important work for all americans. farm policy touches, let's remember, every single american in a positive way. some of the keys i would like to emphasize in this bill emphasize profit insurance, i believe all of you for across this country leave the farmers and ranchers want enhanced crop insurance, absolutely a priority. a lot of the members here have talked about revenue loss protection to help in those areas where crop insurance cannot. that is very important as well. we need to continue the sugar program, the livestock indemnity program for our producers, and we need conservation rules that make sense. in the house version you do not buy conservation compliance to crop insurance. i think that that is the right approach. obviously under the current program, if you are enrolled, then you are also tied to the conservation compliance reforms. we need strong support for ag research, where all of you who have worked in farm country, look at what ag research has done for g
the economic growth will not only help to reduce the deficit as well, but it puts people to work. this is again important work for all americans. farm policy touches, let's remember, every single american in a positive way. some of the keys i would like to emphasize in this bill emphasize profit insurance, i believe all of you for across this country leave the farmers and ranchers want enhanced crop insurance, absolutely a priority. a lot of the members here have talked about revenue loss...
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neil: the improvement of the deficit, coming off highs, but i can't dismiss the fact that any deficit adds to that debt, it is not going away, and seriously addressing it is not emerging, even with the early budget discussions, i don't see much structurally changing, i'm worried. >> yeah, well, a lot of people are worried when. obama came in there was $1.3 trillion debt, it is now $6 $60 -- >> who is saying good things about it? president, secretary of treasury and mick mcconnell, finally something that both parties can be excited about. they can take credit for. what is last time that happened in washington. neil: no, i would -- normally like the 500-pound guy who losing 50-pounds and said i'm done, i guess i can call it a day. i worry about that guy, we get too self satisfies, and too smug, both parties do this, they say, well we're doing okay, now we can put down our weapons. >> i don't think that -- democrats still want to increase taxes on people who benefitted the most in last regime, republicans' to cut spending willy-nilly. neil: no, i don't see a lot of spending ideas offered
neil: the improvement of the deficit, coming off highs, but i can't dismiss the fact that any deficit adds to that debt, it is not going away, and seriously addressing it is not emerging, even with the early budget discussions, i don't see much structurally changing, i'm worried. >> yeah, well, a lot of people are worried when. obama came in there was $1.3 trillion debt, it is now $6 $60 -- >> who is saying good things about it? president, secretary of treasury and mick mcconnell,...
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they say the deficit will go up. how do they finally solve this? >> well, republicans and some democrats also say that entitlements are going to have to be dealt with in some capacity because of the baby boom generation. the debt clock could get higher in years to come. one way or another medicare and social security at some point will have to be dealt with. the interesting thing here, eric is in the first term on the debt fights, president obama was really leading the charge. this time around it is harry reid and nancy pelosi and less so president obama. they both said, listen, we are not going to be dealing on social security, at least not at this stage. they are insisting on new tax revenues. that's the rub. i don't think there will beal re soon. there will be another showdown that goes down to the wire. >> you talk about entitlements. some people say don't touch those. >> they say listen, you have to raise the eligibility age on these programs. maybe not right away, but phase them in. republicans are saying, listen, if you don't do that, these
they say the deficit will go up. how do they finally solve this? >> well, republicans and some democrats also say that entitlements are going to have to be dealt with in some capacity because of the baby boom generation. the debt clock could get higher in years to come. one way or another medicare and social security at some point will have to be dealt with. the interesting thing here, eric is in the first term on the debt fights, president obama was really leading the charge. this time...
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a spur plus: now that's just one month and the deficit has not gone away but it helped narrow the deficit to just $680 billion. hey, don't laugh at that. that's the lowest since 2008, and it's a drop of 38% from the prior fiscal year. deficit spending widened during the recession, we know that. but it has since narrowed because of economic recovery, spending cuts and especially tax hikes because it took affect this year. bank of america said that the u.s. could file a civil lawsuit according to the wall street journal citing a regulatory filing. b. of a. losses could rise above $5 billion. big banks are facing a rash of legal action when the economy went south and the housing crash. >>> jennifer hudson, kathleen sebelius, and how the battle to save or kill obamacare is playing out to hollywood. we have that and more. keep it right here. >> kathleen sebelius faced tough questions over healthcare.gov , the glitchy website where millions of americans are supposed to buy coverage. they spent $118 million on the site and $56 million more on it support yet the system does not know how to give a
a spur plus: now that's just one month and the deficit has not gone away but it helped narrow the deficit to just $680 billion. hey, don't laugh at that. that's the lowest since 2008, and it's a drop of 38% from the prior fiscal year. deficit spending widened during the recession, we know that. but it has since narrowed because of economic recovery, spending cuts and especially tax hikes because it took affect this year. bank of america said that the u.s. could file a civil lawsuit according to...
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time since five years ago that the deficit dropped below $1 trillion. and the president will be arriving later today to encourage more invest inspect the us. one way for the u.s. to dig out of the deficit even more is to get foreign dollars here, and that's what this conference partly is all about. >> the white house clearly prefers to talk about this rather than problems with the affordable care act website. was this a preplanned event? >> definitely a preplanned event. the fact that these other events are taking place, not exactly part of the plan, certainly the president wants to talk about this, because it has been a focus of the administration for the past two years. this is the first conference, but they have been working on trying to get more foreign dollars here for sometime now. you have had in the conference today, some of the top leaders from corporations around the world, including a wal-mart, dow chemical, for example, all of them saying that the u.s. has a lot of advantages, low interest rate, energy production is up, the u.s. for the firs
time since five years ago that the deficit dropped below $1 trillion. and the president will be arriving later today to encourage more invest inspect the us. one way for the u.s. to dig out of the deficit even more is to get foreign dollars here, and that's what this conference partly is all about. >> the white house clearly prefers to talk about this rather than problems with the affordable care act website. was this a preplanned event? >> definitely a preplanned event. the fact...
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they said that it would explode the deficit. and yet all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office, have told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over ten years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act, which has driven them to such a frenzy they even closed the government. so now we have you before the committee. and you're being asked, i suppose later you'll be asked about the web site. but let me pursue this question about individuals who have gotten notices that they're going to have their individual insurance policies cancelled. they'll be able to get another plan, won't they? >> actually, it's the law that they must get another plan. continuous coverage is part of the law. and that wasn't the case in the past. >> affordable care act said we're going to end the worst abuses of insurance companies, create consumer protection that they'll be able to buy a policy, even if that's been sick in the past that, women won't be charged more than men that, we
they said that it would explode the deficit. and yet all the reputable organizations like the congressional budget office, have told us that it's going to save us $100 billion over ten years. so we've had a litany of objections from the republicans about the affordable care act, which has driven them to such a frenzy they even closed the government. so now we have you before the committee. and you're being asked, i suppose later you'll be asked about the web site. but let me pursue this...
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larger deficits. you know, that is what it boils down to. and that's, you know, you cannot say that. i mean, i've talked to people in the administration, talked to people in congress, they go, "oh, i'll get killed if i say that." well, some of them got to say it because that happens to be true. >> do you believe it? >> absolutely. i mean, if you want to look at the economy in a very simple way, we'll just get rid of the import-export sector because for the u.s., this won't change the story. you've got households, you've got the government, you've got businesses. households tend to be net savers because people save for retirement and emergencies. businesses we like to think of businesses as being net borrowers because businesses invest and spend. and then therefore the notion is -- the reason that a lot of people are opposed to government running deficits is that they're afraid that the government will borrow and crowd out business investment. the fact is that businesses even in the last expansion under bush were net saving, which is -- so ba
larger deficits. you know, that is what it boils down to. and that's, you know, you cannot say that. i mean, i've talked to people in the administration, talked to people in congress, they go, "oh, i'll get killed if i say that." well, some of them got to say it because that happens to be true. >> do you believe it? >> absolutely. i mean, if you want to look at the economy in a very simple way, we'll just get rid of the import-export sector because for the u.s., this won't...
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the treasury says the 2013 deficit is $680 billion. that is 51% less than the record $1.4 trillion deficit of 2009. still, this year's is the fifth-largest deficit ever. >>> and on this halloween morning, some good news for those who still might need a little bit of time to buy some candy for all of those trick-or-treaters coming to your door. the government says candy and chewing gum prices are nearly 2.5% lower this year compared to a year ago. so, no excuse not to have some goodies now. >>> a facebook executive is admitting the social network is seeing a popularity drop among a key demographic. the admission yesterday after the company reported strong earnings. the executive said facebook's daily use among young teenagers is down. that sent its shares into a tailspin in after-hours trading. >>> mcdonald's teaming up with kraft foods. they're joining forces to test mccafe coffees in the grocery stores and other retail locations in several cities next year. whole bean and ground coffee as well as single-cup options will be offered. >>
the treasury says the 2013 deficit is $680 billion. that is 51% less than the record $1.4 trillion deficit of 2009. still, this year's is the fifth-largest deficit ever. >>> and on this halloween morning, some good news for those who still might need a little bit of time to buy some candy for all of those trick-or-treaters coming to your door. the government says candy and chewing gum prices are nearly 2.5% lower this year compared to a year ago. so, no excuse not to have some goodies...
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we're talking about annual deficits quadrupling. if we let mandatory spending reach that point where it becomes 100% of the deficit, which is what they project, if we allow our national debt to reach two and a half times the entire size of our economy, it's about the size of our economy now. it's going to go up to two and a half times the size of our economy, it will be the next generation that will pay and pay dearly and our legacy will be one of bankruptcy, ct skyrocketing interest rates, skyrocketing unemployment rates and the collapse of these vital programs we talked about earlier, medicaid, medicare and social security. and again, this is not ideology. this is math. it's fact. it's fact that has been reiterated by the congressional budget office, the trustees of social security, the trustees of medicare, their trust funds time and time again. so this is our opportunity, mr. president, to do something about it. at least take the first steps, both in terms of ending government shutdowns as i have talked about but also this under
we're talking about annual deficits quadrupling. if we let mandatory spending reach that point where it becomes 100% of the deficit, which is what they project, if we allow our national debt to reach two and a half times the entire size of our economy, it's about the size of our economy now. it's going to go up to two and a half times the size of our economy, it will be the next generation that will pay and pay dearly and our legacy will be one of bankruptcy, ct skyrocketing interest rates,...